Skydancer

November. 13,2011

Rating：

8.1

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Native American Construction

Trailer Synopsis Cast

For more than 120 years, Mohawk ironworkers have raised America’s modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly atop steel beams just a foot wide, high above the city. In this nuanced portrait of modern Native Americans' double lives, Jerry McDonald Thundercloud and his colleague Sky shuttle between the hard-drinking Brooklyn lodging houses they call home during the week and their rural reservation, a grueling drive six hours north, where a family weekend awaits. While the men are away working, their wives often struggle to keep their children away from the illegal temptations of an economically deprived area.

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Reviews

ThiefHott

2011/11/13

Too much of everything

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Mandeep Tyson

2011/11/14

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Paynbob

2011/11/15

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Candida

2011/11/16

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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